9 August 2018 2018 Eisteddfod Sing! Sing! Sing! There certainly has been a lot of that happening within our school lately! Three of our sensational singing groups have been competing in the Sunshine Coast Junior Eisteddfod this week. Against some incredibly tough competition, each and every one of our singers performed outstandingly, and represented our school with pride! Our Year 3 Groovy Gals competed on Tuesday, and the adjudicator commented on their 'inspired and confident sound', their 'fun interactions with the conductor' and also 'how lovely to see so many enjoying their music'! With an amazing score of 86.5, our Groovy Gals achieved a Highly Commended placing. Nice one! Our Senior Beat Boys were next to perform on Wednesday. This group included our Year 4 Boys, as well as all the Year 5 & 6 boys who are involved in our school musical! They performed 'Peter Pan Sings' and it was no surprise that the adjudicator commented on their, 'energy that inspired wonderful singing phrases'. He also made comment about how fantastic they all looked - 'like a singing sports team' and although their score of 83 saw them just miss out on a placing, they were given a 'Special Honourable Mention' by the adjudicator. He thought it was fantastic to see so many boys working together like a team! Good job boys! Last to perform was our Senior Voices - made up of our Fabbo 4s, Fantastic 5s, and Year 6 Vocal Rock. The 60-voice choir were noted for their 'spirited singing', 'strong use of dynamics' and overall 'a great performance with so many engaged voices'. The competition was incredibly fierce in this section, and although missing out on a placing, our Senior Voices received an amazingly high score of 87! Awesome effort! Well done to each and every one of our Coolum Voices. You represented yourselves and your school with pride! Along with a few teary parents in the audience, you certainly gave this music teacher a serious case of goosebumps! Bravo! (Roz Mackay)
Year 3 Groovy Gals Highly Commended Beat Boys Year 3 Groovy Gals (above) Senior Voices (below)
Eisteddfod - Verse Speaking Last Friday 3S performed two verse speaking items at the Sunshine Coast Junior Eisteddfod, held at Matthew Flinders Performance Centre. The children's performance was outstanding, scoring a total of 91 points. The adjudicator commented that the choir had very effective use of movement as well as very good use of pitch, pace, pause and facial and vocal expression. Thank you to the parents who helped out on the day and came to watch the performance. Congratulations 3S on a job well done. (Rita Stefanovic) Year 3S in action at the Eisteddfod Eisteddfod - Duologues Congratulations to Avara, Moses, Zeeta, and Mila for their incredible success at the Sunshine Coast Junior Drama Eisteddfod last Saturday. They performed brilliantly, each pair performing a scene from a play. Mila and Zeeta placed third and Moses and Avara placed second! You can see all of these students in our upcoming musical. Well done! (Jo Nix) Duologues
COOLUM ALLSTARZ-FIRST COMPETITION! This weekend, the Coolum AllStarz will be performing at their first competition. It is a small event, but a great platform for the girls to start at, in preparation for the big competitions coming up in the coming weeks in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. We would love for you to come along and support our amazing cheerleaders as they perform in a number of different categories, including: Pom, Lyrical, Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary. Bronte will also be performing a Contemporary solo. Details are as follows: Australian Pinnacle Dance Challenge Date: Saturday 11 August 2018 Venue: Suncoast Events Centre, Cnr Kiel Mountain Road & Schubert Road, Woombye Time: 11:00am until approximately 4:00pm Spectator Tickets: Admission Prices for the day are: Adult $15.00 Child $10.00 Good luck Coolum AllStarz! We wish you all the very best at your first competition! (Sam Bollard-COACH) Sports Update We wish our competitors all the best at the Noosa District Athletics Carnival next Tuesday. A reminder that the Year 6 Interschool Sport starts tomorrow. (Ben Moody) School Opinion Surveys 2018 - Don t forget to complete your Parent Survey. School Musical Tickets go on sale this Saturday, be early to get your seats. https://www.trybooking.com/wxam or https://www.trybooking.com/402232 There is also a link to the ticket site on the school webpage. Don t miss the preview being performed on this Friday s Parade. (Jo Nix) Coolum Carnival Behind-the-scenes work has begun for this year s carnival. We will be asking you to donate for various stalls (Lucky Bottles, Second-hand goods etc) and in return your child s name will go in the draw for carnival prizes, drawn weekly on parade from 15 September. Donations can be dropped off at the P&C room or the library and weekly draw boxes can be found in the library. Random Draw Question: What is the date of this year s Coolum Carnival?
Prep 2019 Enrolment packages for Prep 2019 available now from the school office. Please spread the word amongst the community. (Karen Hatchman) News from 6W What's Happening In 6W! As usual, we are very busy at school with a variety of different activities that seem to make the days go very quickly. The 6W gang are, as always, working hard on their core subjects such as English, Maths & Science. Also many are also involved in a number of other activities, such as Rockband, Senior Voices, Cheerleading, District Sports and Peter Pan rehearsals, to name but a few. We also have a visiting artist, Mrs Brenda Roberton, conducting art workshops for the Year 6 classes and they are producing amazing results. We launch into a 3 week interschool sports program this Friday which involves a number of sports against Eumundi, Tewantin and two Coolum teams. The children certainly have lots to keep them engaged, they are an energetic, social and delightful group of children to work with and for that I thank you for your great work! Keep an eye out for their Technology project in which they plan, design and build a sustainable home, incorporating a range of environmentally friendly features which they are researching at school. Please feel free to contact me via the school if you have any concerns or questions. Can you believe it is almost the end of Week 4, Term 3 of your child's final year in primary school? Unbelievable! (Gary Williamsz) Vinnies Community Sleepout Break the Cycle of Homelessness Two of our teachers Myschel Albrecht and Charisse Berman have formed a team "Teachers take time for others" so that they can start fundraising for St Vincent De Paul Society QLD, as part of their participation in 2018 Vinnies Community Sleepout Sunshine Coast on the 23 rd August If you would like to support and or sponsor Myschel and Charisse please go to the following link:- https://donate.grassrootz.com/vinniesqld/2018-vinnies-community-sleepout-sunshinecoast/teachers-take-time-for-others Apple for the Teacher Hot 91 is thanking the hard working teachers of the Sunshine Coast with a chance to be crowned the Coast's favourite teacher for 2018! We have a number of our teachers nominated for the Apple for the Teacher promotion - vote now at: - hot91.com.au (Pat Cavanagh)
P&C News Save this Date *Hot & Cold food tasty share platters, to enjoy on the night *Print out your registration form, and return to the Uniform Shop or office with your payment *Trivia commences at 7pm sharp, but doors open at 6pm so come and grab a drink & some food drink before the games begin. *If you can lend a hand in any way to help make this night an awesome success please see Denise in the Uniform Shop or contact Clare on 0407026619 (we are in need of volunteers to help with some prep on the Thursday 16th & Friday 17th). (Denise French-P&C Manager)
School Photos Our annual school photos will be taken on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 August. Envelopes for ordering were sent home last week. Separate packets for ordering family photos are available at the school office. The timetable is published below. (Ross Naumann) Times 8:15am Tuesday 28 August Meeting Room and back of Hall (Individual) 2 stations Front of stage (Group) Wednesday 29 August Meeting Room and back of Hall (Individual) 2 stations Class Class Class Class Staff photos/family Front of stage (Group) 8:50am 1C 2T 2Z 6A 9:10am 1H PRS PRC PRG 9:30am 1F PRW PRH PRR 9:50am 1M 1W 2M 2R 10:10am 1B 3A 2C 3S 10:30am Morning tea 11:20am 3P 3C 3B 3J 11:40am 4S 4R 6M 6Q 12:00am 4M 4B 6N 6G 12:20am 4KJ 4P 6W 12:40pm Lunch 1:30pm 5S 5J 1:50pm 5H 5K 2:10pm 5C 5M 2:30pm Known absences for Wednesday Catch-up time
Community Notices Tennis with Jamie Fletcher: every day either before or after school. Lots of fun for all ages. Call Jamie: 0412 667 327 Donations for the drought affected We are a locally family owned removal company based in Coolum and thought we have the means to take goods out to the farmers so why not help where we can and try to get our community on board to help too. We are collecting items for our farmers in Central QLD and will be delivering to a charity organisation called Aussie Helpers which is located in Charleville QLD. The types of things we have been told that is in need are: * Bottled Water * Mens toiletries * Kitchen and Laundry supplies * Fuel Vouchers Caltex and BP * Coles and Woolworths vouchers * Feed for the animals * Any toys for the children etc. We will be starting to collect goods as of Monday the 6th of August and will be leaving to deliver on the 5th of September 2018. If people are wanting to donate they can contact me on 0411886566 and I will be able to give our address for delivery. Donations can also be dropped to either the P&C (Uniform shop or OSHC) or the school office. If any of the students would like to write a letter to any of the farmers or their children these will be delivered too and I'm sure they would also love to receive. (Casey and Scott Fouchard)
School Year 2018 Term 3 Monday 16 July to Friday 21 September Term 4 Monday 8 October to Friday 14 December Remember to update your details by email or with the Office if you have a new phone moved house started a new job changed your contact details School Contact Details Address PO Box 374 School Road, Coolum Beach. 4573 Phone 5471 9300 Fax 5471 9307 Website www.coolumss.eq.edu.au Email info@coolumss.eq.edu.au Parades Senior 8.40 am Junior 9.20 am Tuckshop Wednesday to Friday Uniform Shop Hours The Uniform Shop is located at the P&C Room and opens every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2.00 pm 3.15 pm. Monday and Friday 8.00 am 9.00 am. P&C Association Meetings are the last Wednesday of each month, in the school staffroom at 7.00pm. All welcome Outside School Hours Care 6.00 am to 8.30 am and after school from 2.40 pm to 10.00 pm Phone: 5446 2026 Email: admin@coolumafterschoolcare.com.au QParents App Go to https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/about for more information.